Daily Republican., 1887-11-28
the BoMd3o rATHIC HOSPITAL,

Cause, the lady managers OF the homo. /,
opathic hospital are now 10 possession
OF the property az the corner OF Shall
Cross avenue and VanB street, for.
merly used rs tho Head Eyeeisn
Home The first meeting for the pur.
pcse OF founding hon 9 Ipathic hospi-
tai 10 this city WAS held ON Tuesday
evening, Eovember 10, two weeks ago
70 morrow. At that meeting board of
lady managers WAS elected, and four
days later they held meeting and or.
aarized by electing Mrs. j. 7. Cause
president.
Last Saturday a meeting was held of
the laiy managers and the advisory
board of gentlemen, for the purpose of
receiving 6nd discussing the report OF
committee appointed 70 select q suitable
site, when the following from j. Taylor
Cause was handed TO Mrs. George W.
Stone, corresponding secretary of the |
board Of mauagere:
"WILMINGToN, Del Nov, &c. 1887
"To the Lsdy Managers Of the HonG).
pathic Hospital, Wilmington, Del. |
"If II Ia the prefereD ce Of your board |
that the new hospital should be located
where the Hygeisn Home row is, de.
sire to make you the following PROPOSE
tion, viz:
~ win buy the entire property from
DR.. Heald and allow the ladies to take
charge Of 10 at once, and occupy IL for o
ear free OF rent; then, nj the end OF the
lyear, or gay on the fret Of January,
l1869, II they discover that 1t Ia not suit
able for the hospits, work, they will be
, free TO engage other quarters and move
out, and | will devoLe the property to
other uses. Should they, AT the eKpira-
ton OF the ytar, decide that the property
suits, 10 will be offered 10 them at the
s.me price | Will psy Doctor Head for
1t.
"should this proposition be accepted
Doctor Head writes that be wonld
mako valuable contributions TO the
hos pital ~ free. will Offering, list OF
which can be given you hereafter.
"The brIok building, know, is not
entirely suited 10 the hospital work but
l.t will snewer well to- start In, ard
laredually, as the work increaese and
, the pavilion wsrts sre cstabiished, and
! the medical md surgical Patients be
tIausfsrl Cd. the main building will re-
M nin available for tho use OF the hospt-
tai workers, as we'll AZ for gick children,
and also q maternity hospital for the
poor unfortunate ones, and respectable
Door mothers who could Lays better
treain ent In the hospital than IN thelr
own homes.
"With an earnest desire for the sue.
cess Of the work you have undertaken
am yours sincerely, j, I. CAUSE
Upou q vote beng taken 1t WAS unan
imously adopted.
THIS property 10 cna OF the most de
. sirable foc the purpose that could have
been selected, as IL Is situated on hlgf
grounds that command q view OF tht
surrounding colntry for miles 1t hs.
a frontage on VanBuren street OF 30l
feet on Shallcross avenue 2l7X feet, and
: on lowering avenue 1i71S Ieet. III
olose proximity to the BEandywius
park js alto another consideration, as II
: will afford convAlescents an opportu
nifty to walk out out.
The building Is Of brick, three stories
high, crowned by an observatory. Ii
form It ia g rectsngle Of 52 feet Inches
~ feet 10 inches. The cellar e1tsnol
under the whole building and has
d hard dry floor. The fret story Is !,
s. feet, the second 10 feet and the third
y feet high. The house contains rs rooms
20 20 10 OF which are in the third story. INT
ar second story is divided into D roomf
D. On that floor ore alEo two large anf
. ooptaius six rooRs. The stairs ris'
" from hall In the centre of the build
10 ing, and the principal rooms on eacl
ar floor open out into the In ain hall through
tn which the stairs iise. The wood wori
g of the frat story Ia OF walnut and chest
q. INIT, and has recently been coated Will
. hard oil finish.
II The grounds are laid out In lawn,
a. near orchard, grapery and vegetable
aarden, and there is also an abundanc
of raspberry and strawberry vines
making It possible to raise all the fruit
and vegetables needed in the hospita
on the grounds.
- Tho building is heated by steam, an
the registers are @ arranged 40 to secur
!. a rapid chance of air without rtduoir
the temperature. Tbs walls are l
inches thick, W th space of two ineht
X, bet " cen the outer and inner courses
lie bricks, the two walls heiuR tied u
. eethsr at every seventh course. ~ wa
erected for Doctor Head by Jaoo
Jefferis 81 Sons in 1870. The doctor ia
nrevfously manned it and s1perlntende
the work. The hygeian home' unut
\ the direction of Dtclors 4. ana M. I
D Head, wes opened January l, ls7
- yith one patient. Ia tnrea tnontt
tbe-eafter the house was fuil OF inv
Ida seeking health. During hftec
ycers OF its continuance the home r.
ceiy al ead t,ests 5000 PATENTS, repl
aentIpz ali tho S.otes CT the Union u
cpnt two, Patients were treaten WI
came from the Sandwich Islano
South America, Canada ana Eatop
In They represented all stages OF enron
diaesses and many CT them had bee
declared incurable. With this reeor
the number OF deaths occurring IN u
buildine sinoe Its erection ID on
\ twelve, only nine OF the NUMB oeit
p patiepts. The treatment OF Patienss
the b me WAS by the varlous kinds
baths ana movemsnts usaai In hsgels
T. cures, a speciality in this case oeins so
baths and IL strict attention 10 uieS'
AS yet there ls no organized plan y !,
. the purpose 0. collecting money ZOE u
mai atenauce of the hospital, bus su
.criptions will be received oy eientI
the lady managers. Mrs. Gsuse o,,e
nally subecribed 81, 200. and TINS. auu'
to the free use of the nulialns ios y,
wear. will msko the amount recsiv, W
yron MT. aud Mrs Gauee about $3 0o
nv One flrm IN this city has promised 90.
and there ie 10 doubt but there
others who will do equally well. !.
The managers are desirous that
,r,en6s of the enterprise 6noold ee'
tbeir pifts NO rapidly ss possioie
ordar 10 assure the ability TO purcha
M The property Mt the end OF theif 9
lease. .,oo. .ha nnrn,
III for whfch they desiro their mon
II should be expended. they can give
- the building fund, to the est"olisnme a1
of beis or to the general expense III
OF the hospital ;,,s h,